Archives for Learning and Education Section Annual Conference - 30th May 2014: The Archivist as a Teacher

The Archivist as a Teacher

The Frith Centre, Gloucestershire Archives, 30^th May 2014

Archivists are often portrayed as professional multi-taskers. One of the most valuable skills they possess is the ability to present, disseminate and make information accessible to a variety of audiences in a wide range on contexts and formats. In some respects, archivists share skill-sets with teachers and more broadly speaking with education professionals. This is particularly the case when archivists become involved in the development of educational resources.

This one-day conference would like to explore that aspect of the archivist’s work. Some of the issues we wish to address on the day include:

·         should archivists consider themselves to be 'teachers' - what is teaching and is that what we do in these situations?

·         what are the skills that archivists need to share with teachers?

·         what do archivists bring to the classroom that teachers and other education professionals can't?

·         what should archivists create? – (perspectives on changes to the curriculum in England and Wales and Scotland)

·         how can archivists market/advertise their existence and the existence of their resources/services?

The conference will be held at the Frith Centre, which is on the same site as Gloucestershire Archives, on Friday 30^th May. The event will be followed by the ALES AGM which everyone is welcome to attend.

For information about how to get there please see: http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/article/107383/The-Frith-Centre.

Cost: £25 for ARA members, £30 for non-ARA members, including lunch and refreshments.

For online bookings please see: is http://www.archives.org.uk/events/viewevent.html?eventid=281

PROGRAMME

9:00 – 9:20      Registration and coffee

9:20 – 9:30      Introduction and housekeeping

9:30 – 10:15    Keynote lecture 1 – Ian Coulson, Schools History Project, title tbc

10:15 – 10:45  Pupils in the Archive, Archives in the Classroom: Experiences of an Archivist/’Teacher’ at Westminster School, Elizabeth Wells, Westminster School Archives

10:45 – 11:15  In Your Own Backyard: Using Local Services to Support the Primary National Curriculum from 2014, Becky Sheldon, Derbyshire Record Office

11:15 – 11:30  Discussion

11:30 – 11:45  Tea/Coffee break

11:45 – 12:15  Engagement Through Participation: Designing Research, Edward Bottoms, Architectural Association Archives

12:15 – 12:45  Every Picture Tells a Story: Using Old Photographs as a Teaching Aid for NEETS, Dr Ann McVeigh, PRONI

12:45 – 13:00  Discussion

13:00 – 13:45  Lunch

13:45 – 14:30  Keynote lecture 2 – Scotland’s Archives and Excellence in Learning, Douglas Roberts, Scottish Council on Archives, and Rachel Hart, University of St. Andrews Archives and Special Collections

14:30 – 15:00  Learning to Read: The Archivist as a Teacher in the Provision of Palaeography Classes, Peter Lester, Nottinghamshire Archives

15:00 – 15:30  Making the Case for Archives Learning and Outreach as a Standalone Profession, Sarah Chapman and Lynsey McNab, University of Aberdeen Archives and Special Collections

15:30 – 15:45  Discussion

15:45 - 16:30   ALES AGM

16:30               Conclusion and departure